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In a football recreation of the final moments of Return of the Jedi when Darth Vader comes good on his deathbed, it has been suggested that Rafa Benitez, whilst sliding bloodily down his sword at Inter, might yet unwittingly endear himself to English fans by leaving [...]

In relationship terms, Liverpool fans might at least find some comfort in the fact that while Roy Hodgson isn’t exactly meeting their needs sexually, their ex-boyfriend, Rafa Benitez, still can’t bring his new Italian girlfriend to orgasm.

It’s been the question on everyone’s lips since Rafa Benitez coughed up a brilliantly convoluted milk analogy to register his disgust with ex-Liverpool owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett yesterday afternoon – does ‘John the milkman from the Wirral’ [...]

Inter manager Rafa Benitez has given Liverpool’s outgoing owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett a parting gift in the form of an esoteric speech revolving around milk, pointing the blame for his turbulent last months at Anfield at their [...]

During his unveiling as Barcelona‘s new £17.25m signing earlier this week, midfield tough-nut Javier Mascherano promised to deliver a few home-truths about his time at Liverpool. Technically, he hasn’t let us down.

“‘Agreement’? What ‘agreement’?” appears to be the message coming from Rafa Benitez this morning, as the Inter gaffer – who signed a contract promising not to poach any Liverpool players when he left – is accused by Roy [...]

Arsene Wenger has seen the light and is finally on the prowl for a new goalkeeper. Unfortunately for him, he’s only been prowling five minutes and his bid to prise Mark Schwarzer out of Fulham‘s hands has already been emphatically rejected.